CWA Heavyweight Championship
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The CWA Heavyweight Championship was a major professional wrestling title defended in the Championship Wrestling Association. It was created through the unification of the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight, AWA Southern Heavyweight and CWA/AWA International Heavyweight championships.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Lawler | 1 | December 7, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | Lawler, the reigning AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion (won on November 21, 1987, defeating Bobby Jaggers in Memphis), defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship and Manny Fernandez to win the CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship. The titles are all unified, creating the new title. |
| Max Pain | 1 | February 8, 1988 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Brickhouse Brown | 1 | May 23, 1988 | Memphis, Tennessee | Won the title by forfeit. |
| Max Pain | 2 | June 27, 1988 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Phil Hickerson | 1 | July 3, 1988 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | November 14, 1988 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title held up after a match against Brian Lee. | |
| Brian Lee | 1 | November 18, 1988 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Mike Miller in a tournament final to win the held up title. |
| Sid Vicious | 1 | December 10, 1988 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Wendell Cooley | 1 | January 9, 1989 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dutch Mantel | 1 | January 1989 | Mantel was awarded the title when Cooley left the promotion. | |
| Jeff Jarrett | 1 | March 20, 1989 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Black Bart | 1 | June 26, 1989 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Texas Dirt (Dutch Mantel) | 2 | September 4, 1989 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Black Bart | 2 | September 11, 1989 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Texas Dirt | 3 | September 18, 1989 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | September 1989 | |||
| Title abandoned | October 1989 | Title abandoned and replaced with the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. | ||
[edit] References
- CWA Heavyweight Championship history – Wrestling-Titles.com
- 1988 and 1989 Mid-South Coliseum results – ProWrestlingHistory.com
